The Confessions of Nat Turner
American novelist, 1925–2006. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1980 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968.
The Confessions of Nat Turner is a 1967 novel by William Styron. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968.
In historical fiction, Black American
On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- William Styron
- First published
- 1967
- Length
- 432 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 1968
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1968
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Black American, Religion and faith
Is The Confessions of Nat Turner worth reading?
3 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1968) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1968) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of The Confessions of Nat Turner
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2004), 432 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2004)
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN
- 9780099285564
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Confessions of Nat Turner
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 83% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Confessions of Nat Turner
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